falling action · Gerald tells the family that, perhaps, the Inspector has “hoaxed” them to prove a point about social systems.

themes · Guilt, suicide, learning/forgetting, and “inspection”

motifs · Calls, drunkenness, rudeness/impertinence

symbols · The engagement ring, disinfectant, the bar

foreshadowing · Sheila wonders why Gerald was so busy the previous spring and summer, and it is because he was having an affair. Eric’s drinking increases over the course of the play and is brought up early on. The Inspector hints at global catastrophe, or world war, that might follow whole countries’ selfish behaviors.

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Mrs Birling is being very arrogant, it is clear that she thinks that she is right "Secondly, I blame the young man" shows that she also has a very ignorant point of view. She brings class into her argument, suggesting that because 'he didn’t belong to her class' then 'that's all the more reason why he shouldn't escape'. Here she suggests that just because the boy might be from a higher class than the pregnant Eva Smith, then the pregnancy... Read more→